Man shot, killed in SW Houston home invasion

Police: Robbery apparent motive

Police are searching for the person who shot and killed a man in his southwest Houston home overnight.

Houston police said they received a call around 5:30 a.m. Saturday about a shooting in the 15000 block of Ironside Hill Drive. Inside the home, they found 53-year-old Marty Franklin dead from multiple gunshot wounds, detectives said.

"Patrol officers were dispatched to a home invasion that had just occurred," Sgt. Eli Cisneros said. "When the officers arrived, they discovered the homeowner had been shot multiple times."

According to HPD, the two masked gunmen went there to rob Franklin.

"The preliminary investigation at this point suggests robbery was the apparent motive," said Cisneros.